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Hydrocarbures: une erreur historique de Québec
Cette semaine, nous apprenions que le gouvernement Legault irait de l’avant avec l’interdiction de l’exploration pour de l’énergie fossile au Québec.
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Canada’s plan for climate change needs to use all the tools in its artillery
Largely absent from the mainstream dialogue on the shifting energy landscape is any pragmatic talk about the productive use of carbon emissions.
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Exploitation du gaz et du pétrole: une erreur historique de Québec
Montréal, le 15 septembre 2021 – Alors que le gouvernement du Québec signale son intention d’empêcher définitivement toute exploitation du gaz naturel et du pétrole québécois, l’économiste et directeur des opérations de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), Miguel Ouellette, a souhaité réagir.
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The oil and gas industry is helping rein in Alberta’s deficit. Can it also help lower GHGs?
If we want to have a chance of hitting this ambitious target, we need to shift the narrative from blaming the oil and gas industry to embracing it as an integral part of the solution.
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Environmental Policies Should Be Adapted for Rural Canadians
For many years, governments have been piling measure upon measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, all in an effort to fight climate change. This Economic Note published by the MEI analyzes the extent to which these public policies have a disproportionate impact on the country’s rural regions.
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Énergie Saguenay : un coup dur pour les Québécois
Il est temps de revoir notre façon d’évaluer les grands projets, tant au Québec que dans le reste du Canada, afin de donner la parole aux gens véritablement concernés.
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Énergie Saguenay: A Tough Blow for Quebecers
It’s time to rethink how we evaluate large projects, both in Quebec and in the rest of Canada, in order to give a voice to the people who are truly affected by them.
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Canada’s next frontier of clean energy must include nuclear
Canada’s capacity to compete as a global leader in clean nuclear energy has stalled.
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Changes to royalties could super-charge upgrading in Alberta
Updating the royalty system to one based on market pricing for bitumen also invites capital investment and the accompanying development of other oil sands products such as carbon fibre.
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Regulatory quicksand holds back clean tech in Alberta
Sitting on these abandoned and orphaned wells instead of repurposing them is a forgone opportunity, and a shameful waste.